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morningmimi
Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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 Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: If you can't find any information on a school... |
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If you can't find any information on a Hagwon does that mean it's most likely bad news?
I have an interview for a school called Pepperdine in Anyang and it's the first time I can't find ANY info on it! Not a blog, not a forum post, not anyone who listed under job info on facebook or myspace. The only thing I can find is Job Postings for it.
Does this mean the school is most likely no good? Has anyone else ever worked for a school that had no information on it? |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Maybe it's new? |
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joshuahirtle27
Joined: 23 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| It may have a different name as well. Mine was called Guro Language Institute... I found out it was a wonderland when I got to Korea., |
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morningmimi
Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| joshuahirtle27 wrote: |
| It may have a different name as well. Mine was called Guro Language Institute... I found out it was a wonderland when I got to Korea., |
Yeah I figured that might be the case.. |
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morningmimi
Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Maybe it's new? |
It's not new because I found a job post for it from 2006... |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject: Re: If you can't find any information on a school... |
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| morningmimi wrote: |
Does this mean the school is most likely no good? Has anyone else ever worked for a school that had no information on it? |
It's either new, or none of the employees are into the internet, or no one working there has serious complaints. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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No info means you'll have to do a little more work yourself. Ask questions of current and former teachers.
There are thousands of small schools in Korea, and a large percentage of them have litle or no information available on Dave's or the internet. Some are new, some are not. Some will turn out great, some terrible. Be careful, and good luck. |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| No news is [s]good[/s]bad news. |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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| No news is [s]good[/s]bad news. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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I came in 2003 and recall back then a school should at the very least have some kind of home page.
If this school doesn't have that by now - in 2009 - I'd say it's a big red flag. so yes, be aware - too many teachers are posting about their schools floundering and they aren't getting paid - a small school is very risky - they could be taking a chance that having a FT will bring in more students even.
I'd say take a pass and go on to someone bigger and better established. if you are already here you could go visit but since you aren't, you need to be extra cautious. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:20 am Post subject: Re: If you can't find any information on a school... |
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| morningmimi wrote: |
If you can't find any information on a Hagwon does that mean it's most likely bad news?
I have an interview for a school called Pepperdine in Anyang and it's the first time I can't find ANY info on it! Not a blog, not a forum post, not anyone who listed under job info on facebook or myspace. The only thing I can find is Job Postings for it.
Does this mean the school is most likely no good? Has anyone else ever worked for a school that had no information on it? |
No information can mean a few things:
1) No one felt that it was important to write anything about the school in English.
2) The school is new.
3) The school changed its name.
In any of these cases, I would probably pass on the school. Having no information upon which to make a decision is usually more dangerous than not. |
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John_ESL_White
Joined: 12 Nov 2008
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Doesn't mean much.
In the average city in Korea, there is an English-e hagwon in every building. In a mid-size city, there are three English-e hagwons in every building.
Maybe you'll be the first FT.
Maybe the the previous FTs didn't post crap about their hagwon on the internet. |
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